MA · Cururupu immediate region

Porto Rico do Maranhão: how it voted for president

In the 2026 runoff, Lula won Porto Rico do Maranhão with 76.14% of valid votes against 23.86% for Flavio Bolsonaro: a margin of 52.28 points, 48.71 points left of Brazil.

Solid left

Lean versus Brazil: −53.08pts; Weighted mean of the municipality's right − left margin minus Brazil's in the 2026, 2022, 2018 and 2014 runoffs.
Electorate (2026): 7,200; 188th largest electorate in Maranhão
Side changes: 1; Times the leading bloc changed from one election to the next, in 8 elections since 1994. Plus 1 turn(s) between round 1 and round 2 of the same year.
Bellwether?: No; Has voted for the national winner since 2022.

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2026 runoff, colored by margin: pale in tight races, deep in landslides. Click a municipality to open its page.

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Margin in percentage points of valid votes (right − left).

Municipality, state and Brazil

Right − left margin in the 2026 runoff, in percentage points.

Porto Rico do Maranhão−52.28 pts
Maranhão−39.08 pts
Brazil−3.57 pts

Negative = left ahead; positive = right ahead.

Margin over time

Right − left margin in each election (the runoff where there was one), compared with Brazil's.

Every election

Year	Round	Candidates (% of valid votes)	Margin (right − left)	Bloc ahead	Turnout
2026 10/25/2026	Round 2	Lula (PT)76.14% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)23.86%	−52.28 pts	Left bloc	63.64%
2026 10/04/2026	Round 1	Lula (PT)69.14% Flavio Bolsonaro (PL)26.25% Escritor Augusto Cury (AVANTE)2.27% Ronaldo Caiado (PSD)1.29% +8 more Renan Santos (MISSÃO)0.87% Zema (NOVO)0.12% Hertz Dias (PSTU)0.04% Samara (UP)0.02% Edmilson Costa (PCB)0.00% Clariana Barao (DC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00% Veterinário Wilson Grassi (DEMOCRATA)0.00%	−42.95 pts	Left bloc	73.96%
2022 10/30/2022	Round 2	Lula (PT)75.27% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)24.73%	−50.53 pts	Left bloc	61.24%
2022 10/02/2022	Round 1	Lula (PT)71.55% Jair Bolsonaro (PL)23.65% Ciro Gomes (PDT)2.41% Simone Tebet (MDB)2.10% +7 more Soraya Thronicke (UNIÃO)0.21% Padre Kelmon (PTB)0.08% Vera (PSTU)0.00% Sofia Manzano (PCB)0.00% Constituinte Eymael (DC)0.00% Felipe D Avila (NOVO)0.00% Léo Péricles (UP)0.00%	−47.92 pts	Left bloc	69.75%
2018 10/28/2018	Round 2	Fernando Haddad (PT)77.42% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)22.58%	−54.83 pts	Left bloc	53.19%
2018 10/07/2018	Round 1	Fernando Haddad (PT)65.85% Jair Bolsonaro (PSL)22.17% Ciro Gomes (PDT)5.03% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)2.42% +9 more Henrique Meirelles (MDB)2.21% Marina Silva (REDE)0.93% Cabo Daciolo (PATRI)0.83% Guilherme Boulos (PSOL)0.28% Vera (PSTU)0.10% Alvaro Dias (PODE)0.08% João Amoêdo (NOVO)0.08% João Goulart Filho (PPL)0.03% Eymael (DC)0.00%	−44.44 pts	Left bloc	66.50%
2014 10/26/2014	Round 2	Dilma (PT)81.41% Aécio Neves (PSDB)18.59%	−62.83 pts	Left bloc	56.88%
2014 10/05/2014	Round 1	Dilma (PT)70.08% Marina Silva (PSB)23.78% Aécio Neves (PSDB)4.83% Eduardo Jorge (PV)0.38% +7 more Pastor Everaldo (PSC)0.30% Levy Fidelix (PRTB)0.28% Luciana Genro (PSOL)0.23% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.13% Mauro Iasi (PCB)0.00% Eymael (PSDC)0.00% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.00%	−89.18 pts	Left bloc	69.49%
2010 10/31/2010	Round 2	Dilma (PT)81.28% José Serra (PSDB)18.72%	−62.56 pts	Left bloc	65.16%
2010 10/03/2010	Round 1	Dilma (PT)72.95% Marina Silva (PV)14.63% José Serra (PSDB)12.12% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.11% +3 more Plínio (PSOL)0.11% Eymael (PSDC)0.05% Ivan Pinheiro (PCB)0.03%	−75.65 pts	Left bloc	76.34%
2006 10/29/2006	Round 2	Lula (PT)85.94% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)14.06%	−71.88 pts	Left bloc	73.64%
2006 10/01/2006	Round 1	Lula (PT)79.58% Geraldo Alckmin (PSDB)15.54% Cristovam Buarque (PDT)2.67% Heloísa Helena (PSOL)2.10% +2 more Luciano Bivar (PSL)0.05% Ana Maria Rangel (PRP)0.05%	−68.71 pts	Left bloc	79.39%
2002 10/27/2002	Round 2	José Serra (PSDB)69.03% Lula (PT)30.97%	+38.07 pts	Right bloc	51.76%
2002 10/06/2002	Round 1	Garotinho (PSB)38.98% Lula (PT)21.47% José Serra (PSDB)19.64% Ciro (PPS)19.47% +2 more Zé Maria (PSTU)0.40% Rui Costa Pimenta (PCO)0.03%	−60.72 pts	Left bloc	71.78%
1998 10/04/1998	Round 1	Fernando Henrique (PSDB)70.47% Ciro Gomes (PPS)15.46% Lula (PT)9.66% Enéas (PRONA)0.94% +8 more Brigadeiro Ivan Frota (PMN)0.89% João de Deus Barbosa (PT do B)0.64% Eymael (PSDC)0.50% Sirkis (PV)0.45% Zé Maria (PSTU)0.35% Sergio Bueno (PSC)0.30% Thereza Ruiz (PTN)0.20% Vasco Neto (PSN)0.15%	+45.09 pts	Right bloc	69.11%

Percentages of valid votes in the municipality. Turnout = voters over the electorate. Source: TSE.

When the municipality changed sides

2002(between rounds)·Left bloc→Right bloc
2006(Round 2)·Right bloc→Left bloc

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Official TSE results by municipality (1994–2026); the 2026 runoff comes from the TSE's official results publication. Every municipality's index can be downloaded at /dados.